{"id":394445,"date":"2026-02-06T12:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=394445"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:47:53","slug":"uconn-vs-st-johns-sgp-picks-ncaa-basketball-february-6-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/uconn-vs-st-johns-sgp-picks-ncaa-basketball-february-6-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn vs. St. John&#8217;s SGP picks Feb. 6: Bet on a bounce-back effort from Huskies&#8217; Solo Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The No. 22 St. John&#8217;s Red Storm host the No. 3 UConn Huskies on Friday night in a heavyweight Big East clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: As a whole, the Big East isn&#8217;t as feared as usual this season. But the Huskies and Red Storm are the clear-cut best teams, which makes for a superb primetime matchup at Madison Square Garden. UConn and St. John&#8217;s are a combined 22-1 in conference play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my college basketball same-game parlay UConn vs. St. John&#8217;s picks, featuring prop bets on Solo Ball and Zuby Ejiofor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on NCAA basketball<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UConn vs. St. John&#8217;s picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SGP: Ball 2+ threes | Ejiofor 15+ points | UConn +3.5 (+325)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Ball 2+ threes<\/strong> (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-190):<\/strong> I wish I could ask him myself &#8230; but what on earth happened to Ball?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, as a sophomore, the guard led the Big East in 3-point shooting (41.4% on 6.8 attempts). Fast forward to now, and he&#8217;s cratered to 28.7% shooting from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the good news: We&#8217;ve seen what he&#8217;s capable of, and he hasn&#8217;t shied away from putting up shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">See player props for No. 14 Kansas vs. No. 11 Texas Tech<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ball still leads the Huskies in 3-point attempts (6.5\/game) and is 12-10 vs. this prop. He has at least five attempted 3s in 20 of 22 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in his past four matchups, Ball has canned 11 triples. Not too shabby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last season against St. John&#8217;s, Ball cashed this bet both times while shooting 6-for-16 from deep. Here&#8217;s hoping he can channel that version of himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:123095\">Embed: #123095<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College basketball prop pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Ejiofor 15+ points<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong>(<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-127):<\/strong> UConn&#8217;s defence is a tough one to crack, and the best way to break through is at the free throw line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Huskies allow a 40.8% free-throw rate (ratio of free-throw attempts versus field-goal attempts), which ranks 299th in NCAA Division I, according to KenPom.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ejiofor&#8217;s 81.2% free-throw rate (i.e., 81.2 free-throw attempts for every 100 field-goal attempts) is the 18th-highest rate in the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Build your own college basketball SGPs &amp; bet on tonight&#8217;s action<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 6-foot-9 forward isn&#8217;t doing a Reggie Miller impression at the line, but he&#8217;s shooting a respectable 69.6%. At an average of 7.6 free-throw attempts, that certainly raises his floor as a scorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ejiofor went 1-1 vs. this line when facing UConn last year, scoring 29 points across the two matchups (13-of-15 from the line).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his past 10 games, Ejiofor is 7-3 vs. this prop while averaging 18.0 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Huskies\/Red Storm ATS prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UConn +3.5 (-230):<\/strong> I think -136 odds are playable for Connecticut on the moneyline and would consider that for a straight wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for this SGP, banking some points with the road favourites still puts us in a good spot on the ticket&#8217;s overall price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UConn has all the factors I look for in a March Madness contender, which is why I like its chances to win (or at least keep this really close):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stellar defence.<\/strong> The Huskies rank sixth in the country in opponent FG% from both 2-point and 3-point range.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Size and experience.<\/strong> UConn ranks 21st in D-I experience per player and 26th in average height. The team also has the 10th-highest minutes continuity from last year&#8217;s squad (54.7%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Grade-A resume wins.<\/strong> It&#8217;s a down year for the Big East, but UConn has already corralled some stellar wins in road\/neutral environments against three teams in KenPom&#8217;s top-20 rankings: Illinois, Florida and BYU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on tonight&#8217;s Jayhawks vs. Red Raiders game<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Huskies enter tonight&#8217;s showdown on an 18-game winning streak, and they have two wins over a Providence squad that beat St. John&#8217;s last month (in a home game for the Johnnies). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>UConn vs. St. John&#8217;s picks made at 2:45 p.m. on Feb. 6, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The No. 22 St. John&#8217;s Red Storm host the No. 3 UConn Huskies on Friday night in a heavyweight Big East clash. The pregame narrative: As a whole, the Big East isn&#8217;t as feared as usual this season. But the Huskies and Red Storm are the clear-cut best teams, which makes for a superb primetime [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":394446,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-394445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-basketball"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UConn vs. St. John&#039;s picks: NCAAB SGP predictions | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our same-game parlay UConn vs. St. John&#039;s picks for Feb. 6, 2026. 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